Originally posted by ekÆsine if you want to reduce load disconnect some devices like your cd-rom or floppy. i think you should also take off the side panel and keep it off to improve airflow. heat is just as bad as higher load, and could be the problem.

It's better to insert more fans. Opening the case makes it vulnerable to dust etc. And often it increases the noise level.
Couple of fans running @ 5-7v at proper places make a lot of difference...

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Originally posted by LoTeX really? damn. I tried to search amd site for any information about xps power requirement but couldnt find any. and what about that GF4 Ti? it'll prolly need some power as well.

Check my sigh, i'm running all that + 4 HDD's(all 7200 rpm's) with a cheapass 350 Watt PSU. I'm not really having troubles with power drops. Actually, i just noticed my 12V 3,3V and 5Vsb line are slightly overpowered...

Drawing too much power from the 5v line with devices such as CD burners, CDRW, DVD and other drives can reduce the output of the 3.3v line below what is needed for devices on the motherboard.

thanks for the info.

as i understood the "true power" line of antec PSUs you aren't supposed to run into that problem. since the power lines are independent of each other, drawing too much off of one wouldn't affect the other lines. that was a major selling point for the product anyways

thats why i was thinking maybe just that one power line is wearing out, or is damaged. the other ones, 12v and 5v are still perfect.

anyways thanks again. as soon as i get the cash i'll probably upgrade to a 450 or 500 watt PSU.